LIVE / WORK
New York, NY
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Taiwan, WU Chia Yun 吳家昀 is an artist and filmmaker based in New York City. She has received an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art (UK) and an MFA in Motion Picture from the National Taiwan University of Arts (TW). Her practice in film directing has made her lean toward the aesthetics of film narration and mise-en-scène. She applies cinematic language to experiment with moving images, mixed media, and photography. That way she explores the spirits within the materials that unveil the essence of things and their connection with human states. Her work has expanded from film to installation to conceptual art, representing how politics and the outer world affect her as a person. She also makes fiction films to narrate indescribable life stories, discussing freedom, the sense of belonging, and nothingness.
WU’s works have been internationally exhibited at Art Basel (HK), Institute of Contemporary Arts (UK), Royal Scottish Academy (UK), Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea (PT), BilbaoArte Fundazioa (ES) and more. Recent screenings include European Media Art Festival (DE), Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin (FR/DE), London Short Film Festival (UK), Festival Les Instants Vidéo (FR), Chicago Underground Film Festival (USA) among others. Solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art (TW) and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (TW). She has participated in artist residencies granted by Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CA) and Lithuanian Photographers Association (LT). She was the recipient of the Director’s Fellowship from the International Center of Photography (USA).